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Universiteit van Amsterdam (UVA)

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Macosta
Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Financial Management, Graduate, Master Program in International Finance
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Independence and comfort
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
It's pretty spatious for arranging double rooms instead of two single rooms, with the same space per room.
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clemence r
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle: Paris III, Paris, France
European Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
housing is expensive. Apart from that when it comes to having a drink somewhere or going out, no comparisons with Parisian prices!
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Telephone, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Gavin G
University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Political Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
plenty of opportunity to learn dutch- courses offered by the uni, able to spend time with native students who were willing to help
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anonymous
Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Literature, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
I would recommend Café Alto for jazz lovers (no fee) and Cristofori for both jazz and classical (the owners are really friendly).
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Pedro R
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
That's the fun part of it
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
1
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
Expect some hard work in a very open and welcoming environment.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Travel around The Netherlands! It's a lovely country, and everything is really close.
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Research Master's in Child Development and Education
Cisem G
Netherlands, Graduate
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, 2016
Overall
If you're eager to receive extensive training in research and statistics at a multicultural setting, I would strongly recommend the research track at the Research Master's in Child Development and Education.
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Pros
in-depth training in statistics
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